Franc Smolej (83)
July 18th, 1940

Yugoslav and Slovenian ice hockey player – Franc Smolej was born in Jesenice (Town in Slovenia) on July 18th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 18

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

*July 18th, 1941, West Harrison †April 21st, 2016, Nashville

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

84

Brian Auger

English keyboardist

*July 18th, 1939, London

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

74

Pete Yellin

American jazz musician

*July 18th, 1941, New York City †April 13th, 2016, New York City

85

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director and screenwriter

*July 18th, 1938, Amsterdam

89

Edward Bond

English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024)

*July 18th, 1934, Holloway †March 3rd, 2024, Great Wilbraham

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

86

Roald Hoffmann

Nobel laureate organic and inorganic chemist and Holocaust child survivor

*July 18th, 1937, Zolochiv

64

Giacinto Facchetti

Italian association football player (1942-2006)

*July 18th, 1942, Treviglio †September 4th, 2006, Milan

72

Margo Martindale

American actress

*July 18th, 1951, Jacksonville

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

*July 18th, 1927, Brzeg †December 19th, 2015, Greenwich

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

73

Richard Branson

British business magnate (born 1950)

*July 18th, 1950, Blackheath

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

36

Yulianti CJ

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Palembang

82

Frank Farian

German music producer

*July 18th, 1941, Kirn †January 23rd, 2024, Miami

29

Ben Torrance

Scottish badminton player

*July 18th, 1994, Irvine

67

Hunter S. Thompson

American journalist and author (1937–2005)

*July 18th, 1937, Louisville †February 20th, 2005, Woody Creek

72

Elio Di Rupo

Belgian politician

*July 18th, 1951, Morlanwelz

59

Wendy Williams

American television host, businesswoman, and author

*July 18th, 1964, Asbury Park

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

Franc Smolej